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by stuartcw 4577 days ago
Here's another fun steganographic tool: http://www.spammimic.com

Hide messages in SPAM Text:

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1 comments

That is actually remarkably clever. Spam would indeed seem to be an excellent vector for sending hidden messages!
What in this makes it get past spam filters?
It doesn't matter, as long as it still gets delivered to a spam folder, you can still retrieve the message.
It doesn't have to get past spam filters. Normally spam is held in the spam bin for 30 days.